Beale gets the boot
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Australian coach Ewen McKenzie has axed star playmaker Kurtley Beale ahead of his team's decisive Rugby Championship encounter with South Africa in Perth on Saturday.
McKenzie, after the failed attempt with Beale at flyhalf, named the Waratahs pair of Bernard Foley (No.
10) and Nick Phipps (No.
9) in the halfback positions.
McKenzie experimented with Beale in the pivotal position in Australia's 12-all draw with New Zealand at Sydney and saw enough to keep him there for the Bledisloe Cup re-match in Auckland.
However, the All Blacks' 51-20 win has caused the Wallabies head coach t…
McKenzie, after the failed attempt with Beale at flyhalf, named the Waratahs pair of Bernard Foley (No.
10) and Nick Phipps (No.
9) in the halfback positions.
McKenzie experimented with Beale in the pivotal position in Australia's 12-all draw with New Zealand at Sydney and saw enough to keep him there for the Bledisloe Cup re-match in Auckland.
However, the All Blacks' 51-20 win has caused the Wallabies head coach t…
